Users Guide

Installing DSU
You can install DSU on Microsoft Windows Server and Linux Operating Systems through Dell Update Package (DUP).
Topics:
• Installing DSU DUP on Linux operating systems
• Installing DSU DUP on Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems on command prompt
Installing DSU DUP on Linux operating systems
Prerequisites
● Ensure that you have superuser or root user permissions.
● Ensure that the remote system has a default PermitRootLogin pre-enabled in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
● Ensure that you use the root account to access a Linux server remotely.
● Ensure that you have the Libssh or Libssh2 package.
● Ensure to install all the required Operating System package.
● Ensure that you enable the SSH protocol.
● Ensure to install DSU on the supported Dell EMC PowerEdge Severs.
NOTE: DSU installation is supported only on Server Operating Systems.
● For more information about the latest DSU RPM, see https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/os_independent/x86_64/
Online method to install DSU on SLES operating system
Prerequisites
Ensure that the online repository is configured to linux.dell.com.
About this task
To install DSU on the supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system through command prompt, perform the
following steps:
Steps
1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
2. Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
3. In command prompt, run the following command: zypper install dell-system-update
Status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices
information.
Next steps
To verify if the installation is successful, run dsu -h and run dsu -v for Linux based Operating System on the command prompt
with root privileges.
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